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NTSB blames Tamarack winglet malfunction for 2018 crash
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that a 2018 accident that killed three was caused by Tamarack Aerospace’s Atlas active winglet system. In a final report released on 1 November, the safety regulator says that the “Tamarack Active Camber Surface”, or TACS in short, on the left wing was deployed asymmetrically, and led to the the Cessna Citation jet crash. TACS are active aerodynamic control surfaces mounted on the wing-tip extensions that either hold their position in trail… (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I'm a lawyer, not a pilot, but when somebody, like Tamarack, says there are inconsistencies in a report and doesn't say what they are, when it's in their interest to do so, I think they're blowing smoke.
Objection overruled. Tamarack didn't write the article, so what they said and what was written might very well be two different things.
This is a BIG DEAL for anyone who owns a/c with this active winglet system or any pilot or passenger planning to fly on such an equipped aircraft.
Dan Gryder identified the cause of this crash almost three years before the NTSB! In this video Dan breaks down the problems with this system. Here is a link to Dan Gryders must-see video for anyone with exposure to aircraft equipped this active winglet system.
LINK >> https://youtu.be/YmxFU8Scdbs?t=190 (copy and paste link into your browser)
Dan Gryder identified the cause of this crash almost three years before the NTSB! In this video Dan breaks down the problems with this system. Here is a link to Dan Gryders must-see video for anyone with exposure to aircraft equipped this active winglet system.
LINK >> https://youtu.be/YmxFU8Scdbs?t=190 (copy and paste link into your browser)
I agree and they are trying to save the company seems that the AC was working fine without them so what was the need?
Massive fuel savings?
I doubt that the fuel savings were massive but lets just say that they were for sake of an argument. If I owned a jet equipped with these active winglets I would never set foot inside of it until the active winglets were removed (likewise I would not sell it until the winglets were removed if for no other reason but legal liability)
Well since you don't own a jet I guess we don't need to worry about it.
I would fly them without hesitation. Just as I’d fly the MAX even without the MCAS modification.